Improvement in parlor-bedsteads



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Letters Patent No. 111,108, daad January 24',4 1871.

1MPRovEMEN1-.IN PARLoR-BEDSTEADS.

The Schedule referred to in ,these Letters Patent and making parl: of the same..

hadto the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to that class of parlor-beds known as turnout-beds, that isgthose having thebedframe constructed in parts hinged together, to be opened from and closed upon each other, and arranged to be swung into and out of a case or cabinet; and

It consists in thecoinbination of certain parts, all of which willhereinafter more fully be 'set forth.`

.In the accompanying drawing my improvements in parlor-beds are illustrated. y

Plate -1 Figure `1, is a central longitudinal and vertical section of a parlor-bed constructed according thereto, when opened. Y

Figure 2 a plan view of the bed-frame parts, showing the hinge-connection between the two.

Figure 3, a horizontal section through a portion of the bed-frame and cabinet, to sbow'the hanging ofthe bed-frame within the cabinet.

Plate 2, Figure 4 is a front elevation `of the parlor-becllosed and Figure 5, a central yvertical transverse section of A in the drawing representsa case or cabinet, constructedV of 'sides B, back C, permanent top I), and cover or lid E.

Th2 lid E is made of-afseries of slats, a, connected by leather or otherwise, so as to be exible, and ar ranged to slide within grooves or ways bV of thrrcabinet sides B, in aud-out, under the top I).

The lid E is of an ogee-forrn when drawn out, as plainly shown in plate 2, rigs. 4'and 5.

F, the bed-frame.Y This frame is constructed-in two parts or sections, Gr and H, thatare, at' their ends I, hinged together, so that, when extended, as shown in plate 1, iig. 1, a complet-e bed-frame is` obtained. p

The end J of the part Gr is the head of the bed', and at such end a head-board, J2,by stanchions c at each side, is 'pivoted tothe inner face of the side rails lK, for being swung into and out of position, accord:`

ing as the bed-frameis tri-be opened or closed.

The end L of the part H is the tail-board of the bed, and at such end legs L2 are pivotcd thereto, for

supporting thesanie when the bed-frame is extended. The hinges connecting the'two contiguous ends of bed-frame sections are'constrncted of link-piecesM,

one to each side rail of bed-frame. .These link-pieces M extend across the joints of theside rails, vand are hung to .each by pivots or pins z z2.'

0. rest-blocks, applied to the inuerface of each side l rail K of the two'parts of bed-frame, in proper' position for the link-pieces to come to a rest thereon when i the. bed-frame is extended,(see fig. l, plat-e l.) p The bed-frame F at its head-board is hung by each side rail Yto the inner faces 'ofthe sides of thecabinet,

for the purpose of being swung into and out of the,

same. VIn the present invention this hinge for the bed-,frame to cabinet is constructed of a :longitudinal slot or groove, @in the outer face of cach side rail K, with a pin, e, fastened tovand projecting from the inner faces of the cabinet sides, playing therein; and of projecting pins f applied to the outer faces of the siderails, and

arranged to play or move, as the bed-frame is operated, within and against the curved ways or edges` g, countersunk ivithiuthe inner faces of the cabinet sides B.4

. With aconnection between the bed-frame 4and the cabinet, substantially as above described, in swinging the bed-frame out of the cabinet, (the frame turning by the pins c within the slots (1,) from the movementl oi' the pins f against the .cam or curved edges g, the frame is automatically forced ont and from the cabinet, that is, carried iu a rectilinear direction, so that, with a proper length oi' slots l and form of edges g,

thehead-board J 2 of the bed-frame, when the bed is.

opened, canbe `brought entirely out of the cabinetcase, the advantages 'of which for comfort and convenience in the use of the bed are obvious.

" With the link-connection' described between the two partsof thebed-frame, a very firm, stiff, and rigid v jgint is obtained, and steadiness is secured in the operations of opening and closing the bed-frame.

In opening the sections from eachother, after having been brought to a horizontal position outside of the 'cabinet by turning'out the bed-frame from the `cabinet, the tail-board section, ou being swung `up to a vertical position, turns by its link-pieces on the pivots z as a center, and in then being swung down upon `thc pivots z? as a center. The link-pieces :in the said` upright position of the sectionl are at rest only on the bloclrs O of the head-board section, and iu the horizontal position at rest upon the bloclrs'of both sections, as plainly shown in iig. 1.

For Supportingthe bed-frame at the joint of its two parts or sections legs l? are provided, that are attached `to o neand the same strip, orrail Q, secured by hinges to the underside of the head portion of bed-frame. This strip is secured in that position by means of a, hasp, I, and staple, m, fastening applied thereto,as

shown in iig. 1, with the lrasp swiveled at fn, so that, when the bed-frame is within the cabinet, it can be turned over the edge o of bed-frame out of the line of movement of the exible top or lid, (see g. 4, plate 2,) the advantages of which are obvious.

- The side R of the head-board section of bed-frame,

when the bed-frame is' `within the cabinet, constitutes the cabinetfront, and its construction is to be such as to imitate a bureau or secretary front, thus disgnising the nature of the furniture by giving to it outwardly the appearance of a bureau or secretary.l

The legs P, for supporting the bed-frame at the joints of its two sections opened, serve, when the bed.

4 the cabinet, in lieu of being curved from end to end,

maybe straight, but inclined vertically, and still obtain an automatic movement, and, ifA desired, they may be dispensed with, leaving it to the person opening the vbed to draw theframe out, it being suscepti- 1- Ibleef-suchmovement from the longitudinal' slot hinge connection, as is obvious; but it is deemed preferable to construct the said connection between the bed-frame and cabinet for automatic operation, as described.

It may be well to here observe that the friction-of the pins e f upon their-ways or guides d g can be decreased by providing them with loose friction-pulleys, wheels,` or rollers.

lThe cam-edge g, if desired, may be in the form of a slot, as shown by dotted lines at 11, iig. 5, the ends of which will form stopsfor the inward and outward movement of the bed-frame.

state my cla-im as follows:

What I claim as my invent-ion, and desire to have secured to me by Letters Patent, is

parts G G, rhinged together by the links M M, in conibination with the case or cabinet A, having atop, D, and a flexibly-connected lid, E, substantially asherein shown and specified.

The above specification of my improvement in parlor-beds signed' by me this 3d, dayof August, A. D. 1870.'

. FRANCIS E. COFFIN.

" Witnesses:

ALBERT W. BROWN, J. 'MILNER ALLEN.

Having' thus described my improvements I shall' 'The rest-blocks O upon the side rails :K K of the 

